Season finale: Friday, March 7, 2008
All episodes in this season are narrated by Zac Fine. All episodes have a URL (sciencechannel.com/howitsmade) at the end of every episode (before the credits). All episodes include the Canada and Québec logos during the credits.
Season 5 Episode 1: "Solid Tires / Cheesecake / Canoe Paddles / Globes"
Episode 105
(different closing music)
Air date: Monday, September 3, 2007
Season 5 Episode 3: "Steel Wool / Ranges / Carved Candles / Slot Machines"
Episode 107
Air date: Thursday, September 6, 2007
Season 5 Episode 6: "Swords / Pontoons / Grandfather Clocks / Fuses"
Episode 110
Air date: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Season 5 Episode 14: "Magnets / Cooked Ham / Silver-Plated Teapots / Crash Test Dummies"
Episode 118
Air date: Friday, December 14, 2007
(different closing music)
Air date: Monday, September 3, 2007
Synopsis: Explore the secrets behind solid tires, canoe paddles and globes.
Prod. code: 5-01
Ident music: 4
Slogans:
• Cheesecake: Another round creation.
• Globes: A factory that makes the world go round.
[When we return, () / Coming up, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 2: "Boomerangs / Barbecues / Pinball Machines / Strobe Lights"
Episode 106
(different closing music)
Air date: Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Heidi Miller
Ident music: 4
Slogans:
• Cheesecake: Another round creation.
• Globes: A factory that makes the world go round.
[When we return, () / Coming up, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 2: "Boomerangs / Barbecues / Pinball Machines / Strobe Lights"
Episode 106
(different closing music)
Air date: Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Heidi Miller
Prod. code: 5-02
Ident musics: 4, Introduction music (after segments B and C)
Slogans:
• Barbecues: It's time to get grilling.
• Pinball Machines: A high wire at a pinball factory.
• Strobe Lights: Little lights with a lot of flash.
[Up next, () / Coming up, () / Coming up, () /]
Ident musics: 4, Introduction music (after segments B and C)
Slogans:
• Barbecues: It's time to get grilling.
• Pinball Machines: A high wire at a pinball factory.
• Strobe Lights: Little lights with a lot of flash.
[Up next, () / Coming up, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 3: "Steel Wool / Ranges / Carved Candles / Slot Machines"
Episode 107
Air date: Thursday, September 6, 2007
Prod. code: 5-04
Ident musics: 1, 3, Closing theme + 3
[Next, () / Coming up, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 4: "CCD Semiconductors / Airline Meals / Paper Cups / Trumpets"
Episode 108
Air date: Friday, September 7, 2007
Ident musics: 1, 3, Closing theme + 3
[Next, () / Coming up, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 4: "CCD Semiconductors / Airline Meals / Paper Cups / Trumpets"
Episode 108
Air date: Friday, September 7, 2007
Prod. code: 5-05
Ident musics: 1, 4, 3
[When we return, () / Up next, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 5: "Padlocks / Hair Clippers / Wooden Shoes / Synthetic Leather"
Episode 109
Air date: Monday, September 10, 2007
Ident musics: 1, 4, 3
[When we return, () / Up next, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 5: "Padlocks / Hair Clippers / Wooden Shoes / Synthetic Leather"
Episode 109
Air date: Monday, September 10, 2007
Prod. code: 5-06
Ident musics: 1, 4, 3
[Up next, () / Coming up, () / When we return, () /]
Ident musics: 1, 4, 3
[Up next, () / Coming up, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 6: "Swords / Pontoons / Grandfather Clocks / Fuses"
Episode 110
Air date: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Prod. code: 5-08
Ident music: Closing theme
[Coming up, () / When we return, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 7: "Bumpers / Lighting Gels and Camera Filters / Steam-Powered Models / Candy Canes"
Ident music: Closing theme
[Coming up, () / When we return, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 7: "Bumpers / Lighting Gels and Camera Filters / Steam-Powered Models / Candy Canes"
Episode 111
Air date: Thursday, September 13, 2007
Air date: Thursday, September 13, 2007
Synopsis: Discover how bumpers, lightning gels and candy canes are made.
Prod. code: 5-09
Ident music: Closing theme
Slogans:
• Lighting Gels and Camera Filters: Some colorful products that set the stage in a whole new light.
• Steam-Powered Models: Making tiny models that are a blast from the past.
• Candy Canes: Turning sugar into one of our favorite holiday treats.
Description:
• Candy Canes: Candy canes are delicious holiday treats that come in all shapes and sizes. See the carefully choreographed production process in action!
[Up next, () / When we return, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 8: "Umbrellas / Outboard Motors / Silver Cutlery / Tape Measures"
Episode 112
Air date: Friday, September 14, 2007
Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Heidi Miller
Ident music: Closing theme
Slogans:
• Lighting Gels and Camera Filters: Some colorful products that set the stage in a whole new light.
• Steam-Powered Models: Making tiny models that are a blast from the past.
• Candy Canes: Turning sugar into one of our favorite holiday treats.
Description:
• Candy Canes: Candy canes are delicious holiday treats that come in all shapes and sizes. See the carefully choreographed production process in action!
[Up next, () / When we return, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 8: "Umbrellas / Outboard Motors / Silver Cutlery / Tape Measures"
Episode 112
Air date: Friday, September 14, 2007
Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Heidi Miller
Prod. code: 5-10
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Up next, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 9: "Scalpels / Oil Paints / British Police Helmets / Ice Axes"
Episode 113
Air date: Monday, September 17, 2007
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Up next, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 9: "Scalpels / Oil Paints / British Police Helmets / Ice Axes"
Episode 113
Air date: Monday, September 17, 2007
Prod. code: 5-11
Ident music: Closing theme
[Coming up, () / When we return, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 10: "Bacon / Snowblowers / Luxury Cars"
Episode 114
Air date: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Ident music: Closing theme
[Coming up, () / When we return, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 10: "Bacon / Snowblowers / Luxury Cars"
Episode 114
Air date: Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Prod. code: 5-12
Ident music: Closing theme
Description:
• Snowblowers: Multiple augers are the key component for this wintertime essential. See how all the pieces come together to make an arduous chore a motorized breeze.
[When we return, () / Coming up, () / (), so stay tuned /]
Season 5 Episode 11: "Automatic Transmissions / Silver Miniatures / Hot Air Balloon Baskets / Darts"
Episode 115
Air date: Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Ident music: Closing theme
Description:
• Snowblowers: Multiple augers are the key component for this wintertime essential. See how all the pieces come together to make an arduous chore a motorized breeze.
[When we return, () / Coming up, () / (), so stay tuned /]
Season 5 Episode 11: "Automatic Transmissions / Silver Miniatures / Hot Air Balloon Baskets / Darts"
Episode 115
Air date: Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Writers: Linda Boyle, Lynn Herzeg, Heidi Miller
Prod. code: 5-13
Ident music: Closing theme
[Up next, () / When we return, () / Up next, () /]
Ident music: Closing theme
[Up next, () / When we return, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 12: "Wooden Bowls / Chainsaws / Stackable Potato Chips / Jet Compressor Blades"
Episode 116
Air date: Friday, September 21, 2007
Air date: Friday, September 21, 2007
Synopsis: Explore the secrets behind wooden bowls and jet compressor blades.
Prod. code: 5-03
Ident musics: 1, 4, 3
Description:
• Stackable Potato Chips: The average person eats about 6 pounds of potato chips a year. The first ever potato chip flavor was salt vinegar.
[Up next, () / When we return, () / Up next, () /]
Ident musics: 1, 4, 3
Description:
• Stackable Potato Chips: The average person eats about 6 pounds of potato chips a year. The first ever potato chip flavor was salt vinegar.
[Up next, () / When we return, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 13: "Racing Shells / Stainless Steel Sinks / Leather / Pedal Steel Guitars"
Episode 117
Air date: Friday, October 19, 2007
Episode 117
Air date: Friday, October 19, 2007
Prod. code: 5-07
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Coming up, () / Up next, () /]
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Coming up, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 14: "Magnets / Cooked Ham / Silver-Plated Teapots / Crash Test Dummies"
Episode 118
Air date: Friday, December 14, 2007
Prod. code: 5-14
Ident music: Closing theme
[Up next, () / Coming up, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 15: "Curling Stones / Refrigerators / Aluminum Baseball Bats / Opalescent Glass"
Episode 119
Air date: Friday, December 21, 2007
Ident music: Closing theme
[Up next, () / Coming up, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 15: "Curling Stones / Refrigerators / Aluminum Baseball Bats / Opalescent Glass"
Episode 119
Air date: Friday, December 21, 2007
Prod. code: 5-15
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Up next, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 16: "Levels / Hot Dogs / Abrasive Grains / Sandpaper"
Episode 120
Air date: Friday, December 28, 2007
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Up next, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 16: "Levels / Hot Dogs / Abrasive Grains / Sandpaper"
Episode 120
Air date: Friday, December 28, 2007
Prod. code: 5-16
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Up next, () / Coming up, (); next /]
Season 5 Episode 17: "Ice Cream Treats / Wooden Golf Clubs / Aircraft Wings / Car Battery Recycling"
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Up next, () / Coming up, (); next /]
Season 5 Episode 17: "Ice Cream Treats / Wooden Golf Clubs / Aircraft Wings / Car Battery Recycling"
Episode 121
Air date: Friday, January 4, 2008
Air date: Friday, January 4, 2008
Synopsis: Discover how ice cream treats and aircraft wings are made.
Prod. code: 5-17
Ident music: Closing theme
Slogans:
• Wooden Golf Clubs: The forgotten art of wooden golf clubs.
• Aircraft Wings: Crafting the wings that give us flight.
• Car Battery Recycling: Turning trash into treasure at a car battery recycling plant.
Description:
• Ice Cream Treats: 87% of Americans have ice cream in their freezer at any given time. Chocolate syrup is the world's most popular ice cream topping.
Video source:
• Ice Cream Treats: Watch the video here (uploaded in 2016 via YouTube; narrated by Brooks Moore; includes closed captioning)
[Up next, () / Coming up, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 18: "Automotive Fuel Pumps / Cricket Bats / Change Machines / Ductile Iron Pipe"
Episode 122
Air date: Friday, January 11, 2008
Ident music: Closing theme
Slogans:
• Wooden Golf Clubs: The forgotten art of wooden golf clubs.
• Aircraft Wings: Crafting the wings that give us flight.
• Car Battery Recycling: Turning trash into treasure at a car battery recycling plant.
Description:
• Ice Cream Treats: 87% of Americans have ice cream in their freezer at any given time. Chocolate syrup is the world's most popular ice cream topping.
Video source:
• Ice Cream Treats: Watch the video here (uploaded in 2016 via YouTube; narrated by Brooks Moore; includes closed captioning)
[Up next, () / Coming up, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 18: "Automotive Fuel Pumps / Cricket Bats / Change Machines / Ductile Iron Pipe"
Episode 122
Air date: Friday, January 11, 2008
Writers: Heidi Miller, Robert Morselli, Lianne Castelino
Prod. code: 5-18
Ident music: Closing theme
Slogans:
• Cricket Bats: Cricket, anyone? We'll go behind the scenes at a bat factory.
• Change Machines: Making the machine that make our change.
[Up next, () / When we return, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 19: "Wooden Barrels / Fire Hydrants / Automotive Seats / Cathode Ray Tubes"
Episode 123
Air date: Friday, January 18, 2008
Ident music: Closing theme
Slogans:
• Cricket Bats: Cricket, anyone? We'll go behind the scenes at a bat factory.
• Change Machines: Making the machine that make our change.
[Up next, () / When we return, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 19: "Wooden Barrels / Fire Hydrants / Automotive Seats / Cathode Ray Tubes"
Episode 123
Air date: Friday, January 18, 2008
Prod. code: 5-19
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Coming up, () / Next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 20: "Stainless Steel / Football Helmets / Resin Figurines / Laboratory Glassware"
Episode 124
Air date: Friday, January 25, 2008
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Coming up, () / Next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 20: "Stainless Steel / Football Helmets / Resin Figurines / Laboratory Glassware"
Episode 124
Air date: Friday, January 25, 2008
Prod. code: 5-20
Ident music: Closing theme
[Up next, () / When we return, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 21: "Fire Extinguishers / Donuts / Shock Absorbers / Banjos"
Ident music: Closing theme
[Up next, () / When we return, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 21: "Fire Extinguishers / Donuts / Shock Absorbers / Banjos"
Episode 125
Air date: Friday, February 1, 2008
Air date: Friday, February 1, 2008
Synopsis: Discover how fire extinguishers and shock absorbers are manufactured.
Prod. code: 5-21
Ident music: Closing theme
Slogans:
• Donuts: Frying up one of America's favorite treats.
• Shock Absorbers: The shocking truth behind one of your car's most critical parts.
• Banjos: A production line that comes with strings attached.
[When we return, () / Next, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 22: "Dress Forms / Boat Propellers / Duvets / Faucets"
Episode 126
Air date: Friday, February 8, 2008
Ident music: Closing theme
Slogans:
• Donuts: Frying up one of America's favorite treats.
• Shock Absorbers: The shocking truth behind one of your car's most critical parts.
• Banjos: A production line that comes with strings attached.
[When we return, () / Next, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 22: "Dress Forms / Boat Propellers / Duvets / Faucets"
Episode 126
Air date: Friday, February 8, 2008
Prod. code: 5-22
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Up next, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 23: "Bronze Bells / Wooden Airplane Propellers / Charcoal Briquettes / Gas Log Fireplaces"
Episode 127
Air date: Friday, February 15, 2008
Ident music: Closing theme
[When we return, () / Up next, () / Coming up, () /]
Season 5 Episode 23: "Bronze Bells / Wooden Airplane Propellers / Charcoal Briquettes / Gas Log Fireplaces"
Episode 127
Air date: Friday, February 15, 2008
Prod. code: 5-23
Ident music: Closing theme
[Coming up, () / When we return, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 24: "Pocket Knives / Soapstone Products / Electric Pole Transformers / Traditional Snowshoes"
Episode 128
Air date: Friday, February 22, 2008
Ident music: Closing theme
[Coming up, () / When we return, () / When we return, () /]
Season 5 Episode 24: "Pocket Knives / Soapstone Products / Electric Pole Transformers / Traditional Snowshoes"
Episode 128
Air date: Friday, February 22, 2008
Prod. code: 5-24
Ident music: Closing theme
[Coming up, () / When we return, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 25: "Steel Shipping Drums / Police Whistles / Miniature Train Cars / Glass Blocks"
Episode 129
Air date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Ident music: Closing theme
[Coming up, () / When we return, () / Up next, () /]
Season 5 Episode 25: "Steel Shipping Drums / Police Whistles / Miniature Train Cars / Glass Blocks"
Episode 129
Air date: Friday, February 29, 2008
Prod. code: 5-25
Ident music: Closing theme
[Next, () / Up next, () / When we return, ()]
Season 5 Episode 26: "Ice Cream Cones / Tent Trailers / Shoe Polish / Pliers"
Ident music: Closing theme
[Next, () / Up next, () / When we return, ()]
Season 5 Episode 26: "Ice Cream Cones / Tent Trailers / Shoe Polish / Pliers"
Episode 130
Air date: Friday, March 7, 2008
Air date: Friday, March 7, 2008
Writers: Heidi Miller, Robert Morselli, Lianne Castelino
Synopsis: Discover how ice cream cones, tent trailers and shoe polish are produced.
Prod. code: 5-26
Ident musics: 1, 4 (extended), 3
Slogans:
• Tent Trailers: Building a tent trailer from the bottom-up.
• Shoe Polish: A production line you can really take a shine to.
• Pliers: Plier production - the gripping truth.
[When we return, () / Coming up, () / When we return, () /]
Ident musics: 1, 4 (extended), 3
Slogans:
• Tent Trailers: Building a tent trailer from the bottom-up.
• Shoe Polish: A production line you can really take a shine to.
• Pliers: Plier production - the gripping truth.
[When we return, () / Coming up, () / When we return, () /]
Summaries
For summaries of each segment, click here.
Products throughout season 5
• Solid Tires (S5E1A) (#408)
• Cheesecake (S5E1B) (#409)
• Canoe Paddles (S5E1C) (#410)
• Globes (S5E1D) (#411)
• Boomerangs (S5E2A) (#412)
• Barbecues (S5E2B) (#413)
• Pinball Machines (S5E2C) (#414)
• Strobe Lights (S5E2D) (#415)
• Wooden Bowls (S5E3A) (#416)
• Chainsaws (S5E3B) (#417)
• Stackable Potato Chips (S5E3C) (#418)
• Jet Compressor Blades (S5E3D) (#419)
• Steel Wool (S5E4A) (#420)
• Ranges (S5E4B) (#421)
• Carved Candles (S5E4C) (#422)
• Slot Machines (S5E4D) (#423)
• Padlocks (S5E6A) (#428)
• Hair Clippers (S5E6B) (#429)
• Wooden Shoes (S5E6C) (#430)
• Synthetic Leather (S5E6D) (#431)
• Racing Shells (S5E7A) (#432)
• Stainless Steel Sinks (S5E7B) (#433)
• Leather (S5E7C) (#434)
• Pedal Steel Guitars (S5E7D) (#435)
• Swords (S5E8A) (#436)
• Pontoons (S5E8B) (#437)
• Grandfather Clocks (S5E8C) (#438)
• Fuses (S5E8D) (#439)
• Bumpers (S5E9A) (#440)
• Lighting Gels and Camera Filters (S5E9B) (#441)
• Steam-Powered Models (S5E9C) (#442)
• Candy Canes (S5E9D) (#443)
• Umbrellas (S5E10A) (#444)
• Outboard Motors (S5E10B) (#445)
• Silver Cutlery (S5E10C) (#446)
• Tape Measures (S5E10D) (#447)
• Scalpels (S5E11A) (#448)
• Oil Paints (S5E11B) (#449)
• British Police Helmets (S5E11C) (#450)
• Ice Axes (S5E11D) (#451)
• Scalpels (S5E11A) (#448)
• Oil Paints (S5E11B) (#449)
• British Police Helmets (S5E11C) (#450)
• Ice Axes (S5E11D) (#451)
• Bacon (S5E12A) (#452)
• Snowblowers (S5E12B) (#453)
• Luxury Cars (S5E12C/D) (#454)
• Automatic Transmissions (S5E13A) (#455)
• Silver Miniatures (S5E13B) (#456)
• Hot Air Balloon Baskets (S5E13C) (#457)
• Darts (S5E13D) (#458)
• Curling Stones (S5E15A) (#463)
• Refrigerators (S5E15B) (#464)
• Aluminum Baseball Bats (S5E15C) (#465)
• Opalescent Glass (S5E15D) (#466)
• Levels (S5E16A) (#467)
• Hot Dogs (S5E16B) (#468)
• Abrasive Grains (S5E16C) (#469)
• Sandpaper (S5E16D) (#470)
• Ice Cream Treats (S5E17A) (#471)
• Wooden Golf Clubs (S5E17B) (#472)
• Aircraft Wings (S5E17C) (#473)
• Car Battery Recycling (S5E17D) (#474)
• Automotive Fuel Pumps (S5E18A) (#475)
• Cricket Bats (S5E18B) (#476)
• Change Machines (S5E18C) (#477)
• Ductile Iron Pumps (S5E18D) (#478)
• Wooden Barrels (S5E19A) (#479)
• Fire Hydrants (S5E19B) (#480)
• Automotive Seats (S5E19C) (#481)
• Cathode Ray Tubes (S5E19D) (#482)
• Fire Extinguishers (S5E21A) (#487)
• Donuts (S5E21B) (#488)
• Shock Absorbers (S5E21C) (#489)
• Banjos (S5E21D) (#490)
• Dress Forms (S5E22A) (#491)
• Boat Propellers (S5E22B) (#492)
• Duvets (S5E22C) (#493)
• Faucets (S5E22D) (#494)
• Bronze Bells (S5E23A) (#495)
• Wooden Airplane Propellers (S5E23B) (#496)
• Charcoal Briquettes (S5E23C) (#497)
• Gas Log Fireplaces (S5E23D) (#498)
• Pocket Knives (S5E24A) (#499)
• Soapstone Products (S5E24B) (#500)
• Electric Pole Transformers (S5E24C) (#501)
• Traditional Snowshoes (S5E24D) (#502)
• Steel Shipping Drums (S5E25A) (#503)
• Police Whistles (S5E25B) (#504)
• Miniature Train Cars (S5E25C) (#505)
• Glass Blocks (S5E25D) (#506)
• Ice Cream Cones (S5E26A) (#507)
• Tent Trailers (S5E26B) (#508)
• Shoe Polish (S5E26C) (#509)
• Pliers (S5E26D) (#510)
